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The 2025 Policy Year in Review
Introduction The year 2025 was characterised by heightened policy activity in Kenya amid persistent economic strain, accelerating digitalisation, and growing public scrutiny of how regulatory power is exercised. Rather than a clean pivot in direction, the period reflected a complex negotiation between fiscal necessity, constitutional constraints, sectoral realities, and political accountability. Policymaking unfolded in an […]...
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19 Dec 2025
Policy Outlook 2026: Key Issues to Monitor
Introduction As the world heads into an AI-driven 2026, there are several critical things to watch for, both risks and missed opportunities. China is pushing ahead with chip-making after elim...
12 Dec 2025
Supreme Court Reprieve in Digital Payments: Analysing Implications of Decision in Absa Bank Kenya vs. Commissioner for Domestic Taxes
Kenya has established itself as one of Africa’s most sophisticated digital financial ecosystems, earning Nairobi the moniker “Silicon Savannah”. Over the past decade, high mobile penetration, a ...
5 Dec 2025
Fortune Favours the Bold: Kenya’s Strategic Turn in Fiscal Governance
There are moments in a nation’s economic journey when circumstance ceases to be negotiable, when the only way forward is through reinvention. Kenya stands precisely at such a juncture. The country...
28 Nov 2025
The Quiet Emergence of a Domestic Yield Curve: Why Safaricom and EABL Matter More Than Their Numbers
Kenya’s capital markets rarely enjoy the spotlight for structural progress. Too often, they are defined by volatility, political noise, or long periods of stagnation. Yet beneath that surface, real ...
28 Nov 2025
Understanding Safaricom’s Domestic Medium-Term Note Programme
On November 26, 2025, Safaricom sat down with members of the Fourth Estate to unpack its Domestic Medium-Term Note Programme. Throughout the session, executives emphasised transparency, disciplined de...
7 Nov 2025
The Politics Behind Africa’s Sovereign Wealth Funds: Lessons for Kenya
The National Treasury recently published the 2025 Sovereign Wealth Fund (SWF) Bill, sparking considerable discussion among financial and governance analysts. The fund is expected to comprise three mai...
16 Oct 2025
Monetary Easing Measures Need to be Backed by Structural Reforms for Significant Impact
The dust has barely settled on the Central Bank of Kenya’s (CBK) latest monetary policy move, yet the debate it stirs is far from over. On October 7, 2025, the Monetary Policy Committee cut the Cent...
9 Oct 2025
Kenya’s Stablecoin Movement and the Dawn of a New Monetary Era
Kenya’s financial landscape is experiencing a significant transformation driven by the rapid growth of stablecoins. Once a niche tool for diaspora remittances, stablecoins have developed into a key ...
3 Oct 2025
Unpacking the Draft Kenya National Financial Inclusion Strategy (NFIS) 2025–2028
The Draft Kenya National Financial Inclusion Strategy (NFIS) 2025–2028 is a flagship policy initiative aimed at fostering a more inclusive, resilient, and sustainable financial ecosystem by moving b...
26 Sep 2025
The Role of Development Finance Institutions in Unlocking Regional Growth
East Africa’s economic story is no longer confined within national borders. Capital flows across the region, with Kenya at the centre of this change. From Nairobi to Kigali, Kampala to Addis Ababa, ...
26 Sep 2025
The Evolving Digital Tax Landscape: Analysis of the 2025 Significant Economic Presence Regulations
The Kenya Revenue Authority (KRA) issued comprehensive regulations to facilitate the transition from the Digital Service Tax (DST) to the Significant Economic Presence Tax (SEPT). This follows the Tax...
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